Vineyard Wind proposes training program for Mass. residents

EDP Renewables secures 20-year PPA for Kan. site | Report highlights cities using renewable power sources | Geronimo exec offers insight into up to 400-MW project in Minn. Created for aquarianm@gmail.com |  Web Version ADVERTISEMENT February 27, 2018 News for wind power professionals and advocates SIGN UP ⋅   FORWARD Industry Update EDP Renewables secures 20-year PPA for Kan. site (Jean-francois Monier/AFP/Getty Images) EDP Renewables North America has secured a 20-year power purchase agreement with utility Great Plains Energy for the output from its 200-megawatt Prairie Queen project in Allen County, Kan., said the firms. "We expect to see increasingly more agreements of this kind to benefit both energy producers and consumers," said EDP Renewables CEO Joao Manso Neto. North American Windpower online (2/26)         Report highlights cities using renewable power sources Cities around the world are making efforts to rely more on renewable power sources and 100 cities are now drawing at least 70% of their power from renewables, according to data from nonprofit CDP. Over 40 cities around the world are getting 100% of their power from renewable sources like hydro, geothermal and wind energy. BusinessGreen (U.K.) (2/27)       Geronimo exec offers insight into up to 400-MW project in Minn. Geronimo Energy Development Associate Jordan Burmeister is meeting with the Murray County, Minn., Board today to share details and gather input on the company's proposed Plum Creek Wind Farm, which will have a capacity up to 400 megawatts. Burmeister said the project will distribute $36 million in lease payments over a 20-year period and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 1.2 million tons annually. Independent (Marshall, Minn.) 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ADVERTISEMENT Operations & Maintenance Report: Automation, larger turbines on horizon for offshore wind Offshore wind could become the UK's primary energy source in the 2030s and floating offshore wind technology will likely be "the norm" by 2030, according to a report from Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult forecasting the industry's trends for 2030, 2040 and 2050. Automated barges, turbine-repairing drones and bigger turbines with innovative designs are also in the industry's future, said the report. ReNews (UK) (2/26)       Economy, Energy & Trends Center for Rural Affairs issues guide to help Iowa adopt wind The Center for Rural Affairs has released a guide with siting recommendations and other tips to help communities better understand and prepare for the future of wind development in Iowa. "Rural communities have experienced several benefits from the development of wind energy, but the growth of the industry has also presented a challenge in the form of local regulations that may be insufficient or out of date," said Policy Program Associate Lu Nelsen. The Gazette (Cedar Rapids-Marion, Iowa) (2/26)       TenneT to prepare grids for sustainable energy future Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT plans to invest $34.5 billion over the next 10 years on grid expansion, offshore wind-farm connection systems and grid improvements to accommodate increased renewable energy generation. The company's investments will help ready its grids "for a (near) future based on a fully sustainable energy landscape," said TenneT CEO Mel Kroon. Renewables Now (Bulgaria) (2/26)       CAREERS IN WIND powered by Education Coordinator AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION - Dist. Columbia Government and Public Affairs Coordinator AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION (AWEA) - Dist. 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